Patrick Chovanec
@prchovanec.bsky.social
Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
Last penguin is like “if you three are joining this party, I’m outta here.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Last penguin is like “if you three are joining this party, I’m outta here.”
Humpback whale today off Booth Island, on the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Humpback whale today off Booth Island, on the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Another cruise ship following ours, Antarctica.
December 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Another cruise ship following ours, Antarctica.
Up close with an iceberg, Antarctica.
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Up close with an iceberg, Antarctica.
Exploring the islands and bays along the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Exploring the islands and bays along the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Waking up to this:
December 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Waking up to this:
Mark 15:24
“And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.”
“And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.”
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Mark 15:24
“And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.”
“And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.”
Another glimpse of Antarctica this morning.
December 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Another glimpse of Antarctica this morning.
Pining for the fjords. Antarctica.
December 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Pining for the fjords. Antarctica.
3:00 AM in Antarctica.
December 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
3:00 AM in Antarctica.
Mount Francais (9,055 feet) on Anvers Island, Antarctica. A U.S. research outpost is located near its base.
December 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Mount Francais (9,055 feet) on Anvers Island, Antarctica. A U.S. research outpost is located near its base.
Hahaha, a literal Nazi is popular with young men! Isn’t that so much fun?!
These people are a blight.
These people are a blight.
Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis on Nick Fuentes running for president one day.
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
December 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Hahaha, a literal Nazi is popular with young men! Isn’t that so much fun?!
These people are a blight.
These people are a blight.
Arriving off the Antarctic Peninsula, at 12:50am.
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Arriving off the Antarctic Peninsula, at 12:50am.
Reposted by Patrick Chovanec
A perfect encapsulation of the “male loneliness crisis”
![Tucker Carlson: "What's [AOC] like?"
Matt Gaetz: "Before Jan. 6 she was incredibly chummy with Republicans, she would regularly come over to our side, sit down, hang out... after Jan. 6 she treated us all like we had horns or something."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreiagl3tmxesoqw6lydhcwey52rczco3joc2m4x3kz4yv7ojrekk6ci@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A perfect encapsulation of the “male loneliness crisis”
I could be wrong, but I think a few US air strikes in Nigeria (a country of 237 million people that’s 30% larger than Texas) won’t change the situation on the ground at all. It could possibly make things worse.
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I could be wrong, but I think a few US air strikes in Nigeria (a country of 237 million people that’s 30% larger than Texas) won’t change the situation on the ground at all. It could possibly make things worse.
Currently watching several pods of whales in the distance, outside our cabin window.
December 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Currently watching several pods of whales in the distance, outside our cabin window.
At length did cross an Albatross,
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
(off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula)
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
(off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula)
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
At length did cross an Albatross,
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
(off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula)
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
(off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula)
Reposted by Patrick Chovanec
You’ve got roughly a week to figure out how to cryo-sleep through 2026. Or cure bird flu. Probably not enough time to do both.
‘It’s completely out of control’: Scientists warn bird flu could spark a human pandemic in 2026 — BBC Science Focus Magazine
Bird flu has been rampaging through wildlife and farm animals worldwide. Will it make the long-feared jump to people? December 24, 2025 When a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu strain of avian infl...
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December 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
You’ve got roughly a week to figure out how to cryo-sleep through 2026. Or cure bird flu. Probably not enough time to do both.
Recently got a new iPhone (17 pro). Whenever I try to watch embedded videos in BlueSky, they pop up to fill the screen, then at some point freeze, leaving me no way to exit back to the BlueSky feed. Has this happened to anyone else? What could be the problem?
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Recently got a new iPhone (17 pro). Whenever I try to watch embedded videos in BlueSky, they pop up to fill the screen, then at some point freeze, leaving me no way to exit back to the BlueSky feed. Has this happened to anyone else? What could be the problem?
Reposted by Patrick Chovanec
AI ‘world models’ promise to reshape $190bn video games industry ft.trib.al/L0ZnStN
AI ‘world models’ promise to reshape $190bn video games industry
Google DeepMind and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs target gaming with AI-generated 3D environments
ft.trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
AI ‘world models’ promise to reshape $190bn video games industry ft.trib.al/L0ZnStN
Reposted by Patrick Chovanec
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
Replace “spoke with” with “said weird stuff to”. There, I fixed it.
Trump and the first lady spoke with children across the U.S. as part of an annual event in which the NORAD "tracks" Santa as he delivers presents.
Trump jokes about Santa giving a child 'clean, beautiful coal' for Christmas
Trump and the first lady spoke with children across the U.S. as part of an annual event in which the NORAD "tracks" Santa as he delivers presents.
nbcnews.to
December 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Replace “spoke with” with “said weird stuff to”. There, I fixed it.
Reposted by Patrick Chovanec
Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away
Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away
Leather prices are expected to continue rising in 2026 as Trump's tariffs crimple a global supply-chain while domestic manufacturing and cattle herds are down.
cnb.cx
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away
Reposted by Patrick Chovanec
Kash making a run at Angleton's crown for most destructive person in the history of US intelligence
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
www.thebulwark.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Kash making a run at Angleton's crown for most destructive person in the history of US intelligence